You think Spoelstra is a drama seeker? I hadn't heard that he was-i thought that he was a young coach who one day woke up & was told:

you'll coach two great players, one pretty good player, & 12 horrible ones: oh & you have to make it work right away, good luck.

I guess i am trying to say that i really feel bad for him. He didn't sign up to coach this team. If they win, he gets no credit, if they lose, it is his fault, & there is no way he has the leverage to tell "the big 3" what to do. Seriously, a player (Wade) has more clout in personnel decisions than he does. I don't see him as adding to the drama intentionally; i think he is trying to survive the tempest in the teacup.

All that said, I may have missed something. Where did you read/hear that he is contributing to the drama? I seriously mean that. i might have missed it, & my perception is off.

Not sure. I can't think of anyone who played with Jordan that was on his level. Shaq was never on Kobe's level but together they made the Lakers top heavy

Accepting that Jordan is the greatest of all time, no one could be at his level by definition. However, Pippen is an all-time great a rung or two below Jordan (depending on where you put your tiers). Also, it's lost in history now and probably influenced by perception of their respective careers as a whole, but Shaq was better than Kobe in their early years together with the Lakers.

Also, it's lost in history now and probably influenced by perception of their respective careers as a whole, but Shaq was better than Kobe in their early years together with the Lakers.

I think Shaq was always the better player on those Laker teams.

These drama llamas deserve each other. All of 'em: LeBron, Spoelstra, the fans, anyone who's silly enough to give a damn.

If the bump was purposeful it shows a lack of respect which is a bit of a problem. It's a problem that inhibits the fixing of the rest of the multitude of problems this team has. Yeah, we're guessing that it was purposeful and that it means the team has no respect for it's coach because if it's true the implications are pretty big. Oh, and it also feeds the narrative that Lebron is a dick.

Shaq was never on Kobe's level but together they made the Lakers top heavy

Good to see that I'm not the only that laughed at loud at that comment.

Have you just started watching Shaq play with the SunsCavs Celtics?

Shaq is one the greatest centers to ever play the game. He was such a dominant force during his prime that teams were driven to foul him just to put him on the line and Kobe was in the beginning stages of becoming the player that we see now.

When Shaq was a rookie with the Magic, he was doing things on the court that no one had seen a player his size do. Remember, he was Dwight Howard before Dwight Howard and much more dominant.

Pretty clear that Spoelstra is miffed once again at the effort Lebron gave on the play when calling the timeout.

LeBron "took his talents to south beach", some games it appears he's left his testicles elsewhere. It's possible that he is simply an amazingly gifted athlete alone, and not a great leader also ala Jordan/Magic/Bird ... very few are.